In New World, you can equip up to 2 weapons on your character. Each weapon has its own skill tree, talents and new passives. Here, the hatchet is based on Strength and Dexterity which can inflict heavy damage, as well as diseases. In this guide, you are offered a build that will be able to suit both PvP and PvE players.
How to get the hatchet?
In New World, there are several ways to obtain this weapon.
- By dropping the weapon in a crate or on a mob.
- By buying it in the Auction House.
- By crafting yourself or by asking a member of your company to craft. The profession that corresponds to weapon crafting is weapon crafting.
Which weapon should I associate with my Hatchet?
If you choose to take the Hatchet as your main weapon, there are two other weapons that can do the trick as a secondary weapon. Note that the Hatchet is based on Strength, but also Dexterity, so a fairly wide range is available to you using this weapon. However, there are combinations that are far more optimal for defensive or fully offensive gameplay.
- Spear : The hatchet does not acquire control skills, so the spear is an excellent alternative to counterbalance this shortcoming. By taking the Balayage, as well as the Skewer you will be able to combine the Hatchet and the Lance perfectly.
The skills to favor if you take the Spear as a secondary weapon:
- Dual ax : If you want to have an aggressive combo that controls crowds, the double ax is the perfect weapon. Thanks to its various crowd gathering skills and its Execution, you will be able to inflict heavy damage without batting an eyelid.
The skills to focus on if you take Double Ax as a secondary weapon:
The correct build for the hatchet
Skill tree build
In our guides, the builds we offer aim to have a perfect balance between the PvE and PvP vision once in play. It is intended for players who do not wish to lose resources in the reward of skill points.
Skill tree build
Why this skill tree?
The hatchet does not necessarily find its strength in throwing, but much more in its Berserker branch. Nevertheless, we decided to add an ability to the throwing branch: Throw Infected, because you’ll be able to put debuffs on your opponents — which will be a real plus for you. The mode Rage will allow you to stalk your opponent while enjoying a small margin of invulnerability in order to rush into the pile without any constraint. Then finally, the fierce rush can be useful in front of the opponent as well as behind his back to inflict heavy damage as well as a penalty if you are not facing him. This skill build is intended to be aggressive, but also for a sneakier approach.
As for passives, you will have improvements on penalties, but also increases in the damage inflicted on your opponents using simple and heavy hits.
The allocation of stat points
The allocation of stat points for the hatchet is much more interesting in Strength. It is important to take into account the points levels in order to have an increase in light and heavy hits in melee. However, you have to think about adding a little Dexterity, especially to get the critical hit bonuses.
For equipment, it is essential to take dual stats pieces with Form and Dexterity. As a DPS, it will be a shame to be a chip.
Possible upgrades for the hatchet
Equipment providing Strength or Dexterity is important for you to take full advantage of this weapon. Gems associated with Strength and “Provocation” are to be equipped to have a synergy with this class.
How do I level up my weapon?
In New World, leveling up is very easy. The more you will use the weapon, the more experience it will take and will award you skill points that you can consume on your tree. The weapon does not take experience if you do not use it, a hit on the enemy is mandatory to get experience.
